The Customized Body
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Serpents Tail |
| Total Pages | : 120 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781852426774 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1852426772 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (772 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Customized Body by :
Download or read book The Customized Body written by and published by Serpents Tail. This book was released on 1996 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive review of body art ever assembled. Throughout history people have adorned and customized the body. Polhemus? text looks at this phenomenon from an anthropological perspective while Randall?s photographs touch all the bases - body painting, tattooing, piercing, corsets, scarring, hair, jewellery, masks and shoes - in graphic and dramatic style. A celebration of the most extraordinary, it also provokes us to think about the way we decorate, dress and adorn as we do.
